South Dakota, September 2025.
From the video Living in my car for photography.
Badland Light
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Blizzard in the Badlands
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South Dakota, April 2018.
I can still feel the cold from that day. What a trip this was.
Bardenas Reales: the Spanish badlands
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I spent a few hours at the Bardenas reales, the Spanish badlands. A beautiful, vast, and desolate landscape. This is what I saw, and the images I made there.
Image of the Month, February 2020: "Golden Gate"
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Golden Gate is the new Image of the Month for the month of February, 2020.
It was my birthday and we were getting ready to celebrate in this little bar in the Mission. I looked at the TV and saw some fog starting to roll in, and I soon realized that that evening was going to have the conditions I'd been chasing for so long on my previous trips to the Bay Area.
I only had my compact camera with me, and the battery was almost dead. Luckily, the bartender had a charger that I used to get some extra power. I grabbed the camera and ran to get a cab, as I cancelled all the birthday plans for that night.
It was freezing cold on that bridge, and traffic was loud, very loud. It was an evening I won't forget: the scene that unveiled when the lights were turned on in the dark mist was all I was hoping for.
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Remember: there are two sizes to choose from, 6x6 and 8x8 (inches). In both cases, the matt and frame are 12x12 (this means a bigger margin for the 6x6 print).
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artist contract
A new image will be released every month and offered at a reduced price during that time. After 30 days, it will be sold at full price. They will never be on sale at any time in the future, the rate during the first month will be the lowest, ever.
want to know more?
You can find more information about how I create my images and all the details about pricing on The Art and Craft behind my prints.
Image of the Month, January 2020: "Cascade"
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Cascade is the new Image of the Month for the month of January, 2020.
This is one of my earliest images -one of my favorites as well-, made in the beautiful North Cascades National Park on a very rainy and dark day. It was well after sunset when I saw this waterfall at full power. One of those moments when nature shows its power and you can't help it but to feel really small.
two sizes
Remember: there are two sizes to choose from, 6x6 and 8x8 (inches). In both cases, the matt and frame are 12x12 (this means a bigger margin for the 6x6 print).
shipping included
Shipping is free to the US. International shipping is a flat rate of $14.95.
artist contract
A new image will be released every month and offered at a reduced price during that time. After 30 days, it will be sold at full price. They will never be on sale at any time in the future, the rate during the first month will be the lowest, ever.
want to know more?
You can find more information about how I create my images and all the details about pricing on The Art and Craft behind my prints.
Image of the Month, December 2019: "White Badlands"
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White Badlands is the new Image of the Month for the month of December.
I made this image in the remote Badlands National Park, South Dakota, in the middle of a blizzard that brought almost a foot of snow to the park and closed all the roads around. I was probably the only visitor that day, surely the only one in that white and empty campground.
I spent most of the time in the car, waiting for a chance to get out and make some images. Eventually, I was able to get out for just a few minutes, face the freezing temperatures and do some photography. It was so worth it.
two sizes
Remember: there are two sizes to choose from, 6x6 and 8x8 (inches). In both cases, the matt and frame are 12x12 (this means a bigger margin for the 6x6 print).
shipping included
Shipping is free to the US. International shipping is a flat rate of $14.95.
artist contract
A new image will be released every month and offered at a reduced price during that time. After 30 days, it will be sold at full price. They will never be on sale at any time in the future, the rate during the first month will be the lowest, ever.
want to know more?
You can find more information about how I create my images and all the details about pricing on The Art and Craft behind my prints.
The Badlands: Day 4 (and 5)
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Get my new eBook "Examples of the PNW" for free: https://aows.co/publications/examples-of-the-pnw --- The Badlands were a tough place for me. After 5 days in the back of the car, away from other human beings, with temperatures of 8F (-13C) and very harsh light during the day, I decided to call it a trip a day early.
This is the last episode of the Badlands: day 4... and 5.
The cold and the snow had won this battle. I really couldn't hike anywhere without sinking in mud, nor could I try to make images at night (8F, -13C, was too cold for me), and the light very harsh during 99% of the day.
I was also tired after 5 nights in the back of the car, with no contact with other human beings.
So I dediced to call it a trip and leave a day early.
All in all, I had a lovely time in South Dakota and I'll be releasing the images soon.
The Badlands: Day 3
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Get my new eBook "Examples of the PNW" for free: https://aows.co/publications/examples-of-the-pnw --- Day 3 was a very hard day in the Badlands. It was very cold, with a high of 24 degrees, and everything was covered in ice. The road was closed for most of the day so I decided to walk to the Badlands.
Day 3 was a very hard day in the Badlands.
It was very cold, with a high of 24 degrees F (-4C), and everything was covered in ice. The road was closed for most of the day so I decided to walk to the Badlands. Luckily for me, it opened just in time for sunset. I was limited to the viewpoints from the side of the road, but still had fun and enjoyed a beautiful place.
The Badlands: Day 2
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Get my new eBook "Examples of the PNW" for free: https://aows.co/publications/examples-of-the-pnw --- My second full day in the Badlands was a very long ago. Stuck in the car in the middle of a snowstorm that brought more than a foot of snow and winds of up to 60mph, I only had one chance to get out of the car and use my camera.
My second full day in the Badlands was a very long one. Stuck in the car in the middle of a snowstorm that brought more than a foot of snow and winds of up to 60mph, I only had one chance to get out of the car and use my camera. But I think I made a couple of photos I'm proud of, probably the best ones of the trip as well.
The Badlands: Day 1
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Get my new eBook "Examples of the PNW" for free: https://aows.co/publications/examples-of-the-pnw --- First episode of my recent trip to the Badlands, in South Dakota. A very long trip from the Midwest: more than 1,000 miles and over 16 hours in 2 days to get there.
After all these years traveling all over the West, I feel a little bit sad now that my time in the US is coming to and end. I needed to say goodbye in a proper way.
A couple weeks ago, I decided to pack my things and drive all the way to the Badlands National Park, in western South Dakota. A drive of more than 1,000 miles that took me over 16 hours in two days.
In this first episode, I drive to the park and explore it, trying to get to know the landscape and the places I would be photographing the next days.
The last American road trip
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I'm (almost) back from what will be my last road trip in America for a while.
Last week, I drove over a thousand miles to visit the Badlands in South Dakota. Since then, I survived a blizzard that left a foot of snow, I slept through 5 freezing nights in the back of my car, I sank in mud more times than I could count, I saw more wildlife than almost anywhere before, and the best of all, I practically had the whole place to myself.
During these five days, I struggled as the landscape challenged me as very few landscapes have done before. I don't know how many good images I made there, but not many.
I'm exhausted and looking forward to sitting down and look at the results of this trip.
For now, I feel like this was a very helpful time in nature with tons of time to think and reflect.
Talk to you soon.